Padstow vs Revesby Heights
Revesby Heights is the younger of the two, with a median age of 35 against 40 in Padstow. In both, most households own their home and most homes are detached houses. In Padstow, about half of households are couple families. In Revesby Heights, most households are couple families. Houses cost more in Padstow: a median of $1.67 million, against $1.52 million in Revesby Heights, though rent is higher in Revesby Heights. Padstow is closer to the city centre: 28.2 km, against 33.3 km. On these figures, Revesby Heights tends to suit families with children and couples.
Which one suits you?
There is no overall winner — the suburb that suits a family with school-age kids is routinely the wrong one for someone commuting into the city. So each of these answers its own question, against a checklist you can see, using the same figures in the tables below.
Families with school-age kids
Padstow
ahead on 3 of the 6 things we measure here
- has more childcare (12 vs 1)
- has more parks and reserves (18 vs 3)
- has more schools inside the suburb (4 vs 0)
- But Revesby Heights carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs schools, house stock, crime, parks, childcare, and who already lives there.
First-home buyers
Revesby Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- leaves households under less mortgage stress (24% vs 29%)
Weighs house prices, unit prices, and mortgage stress.
Renters
Padstow
ahead on 2 of the 3 things we measure here
- has a bigger rental market to choose from (33% vs 19%)
- has cheaper rent ($470/wk vs $650/wk)
Weighs rent, rental stress, and how much is for rent.
Commuting to the city
Padstow
ahead on 3 of the 4 things we measure here
- is more walkable (94/100 vs 60/100)
- has a shorter drive in (30 min vs 36 min)
- sits closer to the CBD (28.2 km vs 33.3 km)
Weighs distance, drive time, rail access, and walkability.
Downsizers and retirees
Padstow
ahead on 3 of the 5 things we measure here
- has more GPs (6 vs 0)
- has more residents already 65 and over (17% vs 10%)
- is more walkable (94/100 vs 60/100)
- But Revesby Heights carries lower crime risk (18/100 vs 55/100)
Weighs smaller dwellings, who already lives there, GPs, walkability, and crime.
Investors
Revesby Heights
ahead on the one thing that separates them
- is growing faster (14.9% vs 5.3%)
Weighs house yield and population growth.
Where they sit
Padstow and Revesby Heights drawn to the same scale. Both outlines are shown together, so the map answers whether they share a border and how their areas compare.
Bars start at zero. Scores, risks and rankings are drawn against their full 0–100 range; other rows are drawn in proportion to the larger of the two.
Side by side, out of 100
Risks are inverted — shown as safety and low exposure — so a longer bar always means better.
Demographics
Padstow has more residents (14,017 vs 1,916); Revesby Heights has higher household incomes ($138,996 vs $98,332).
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 14,017 +86% vs other | 1,916 |
| Population trend (2016 → 2021) | +5.3% | +14.9% |
| Median age | 40 | 35 |
| Median household income | $98,332/yr | $138,996/yr +41% vs other |
| Median weekly rent | $470/wk | $650/wk +38% vs other |
Age profile
Share of residents in each band, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.1%).
Who lives together
Household composition, 2021 Census.
Who owns and who rents
Occupied private dwellings by tenure, 2021 Census.
Qualifications
Highest non-school qualification, residents 15+, 2021 Census.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (15.8%).
Where residents were born
Largest overseas birthplaces, as a share of all residents, 2021 Census. A dash means that country is not among the suburb's own eight largest.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (7.3%).
What people live in
Occupied private dwellings by structure, 2021 Census.
Property market
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Median house price | $1,670,000 | $1,522,500 |
| Median unit price | $790,000 | $750,000 |
| Median land price | — same for both | |
| Typical days to sell (houses) | 26 days from 138 sales | 32 days from 18 sales |
House price by bedroom count
Only bed counts both suburbs published enough sales for. Sale counts are shown because the buckets differ in depth.
75 vs 9 sales
61 vs 19 sales
64 vs 14 sales
Zoning mix
Padstow has more industrially zoned land (19% vs 0%).
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Residential | 59% | 53% |
| Parks and recreation | 7% | 35% |
| Industrial | 19% | 0% |
| Infrastructure and transport | 9% | 3% |
| Environmental | 3% | 8% |
| Commercial | 3% | 0% |
| Zoning sets what may be built, not what is there today. A single address can sit in a different zone to the suburb around it. Zones as at 2026-09. | ||
Development activity
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| New dwellings approved | 1,785 across Canterbury-Bankstown same for both | |
| Approvals change year on year | +50% same for both | |
Gross rental yield
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 3.5% $1,050/wk on $1.55M | 3.9% $1,125/wk on $1.49M |
| Units | — same for both | |
Ranking within NSW
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| House price | Higher than 78% of NSW | Higher than 75% of NSW |
| Income | Higher than 67% of NSW | Higher than 92% of NSW |
| Schools | Higher than 86% of NSW | — |
| Walkability | Higher than 98% of NSW | Higher than 84% of NSW |
| Affordability | Higher than 27% of NSW | Higher than 58% of NSW |
| EV adoption | Higher than 85% of NSW | Higher than 80% of NSW |
| NBN connectivity | Higher than 94% of NSW | Higher than 96% of NSW |
| Rental yield (houses) | Higher than 46% of NSW | Higher than 70% of NSW |
Liveability
Padstow is more walkable (94 vs 60); Padstow scores higher overall (76 vs 65).
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | A | B |
| Score | 76/100 | 65/100 |
| Socio-economic band | advantaged area decile 7/10 | very advantaged area decile 10/10 |
Risk profile
Revesby Heights carries more bushfire risk (69 vs 0); Padstow carries more crime risk (55 vs 18).
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Bushfire | None 0/100 | Moderate 69/100 |
| Crime | Moderate 55/100 | Low 18/100 |
| Flood | Not mapped no mapped data here same for both | |
| Coastal erosion | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Aircraft noise | None 0/100 same for both | |
| Industrial facilities nearby | 10 within 5 km | 9 within 5 km |
Schools
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Inside the suburb | 4 | 0 |
| Rated above peers | 2 | 0 |
| Rated at peers | 1 | 0 |
| Rated below peers | 0 same for both | |
| Universities within 10 km | 2 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 3.4 km | 1 Western Sydney University - Bankstown City, 5.6 km |
| Full-time students aged 15–24 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
Schools in Padstow
- Padstow North Public School Government · Primary above peers
- St Therese Catholic Primary School Catholic · Primary above peers
- Padstow Park Public School Government · Primary at peers
- Caroline Chisholm School Government · Combined · Special school
Schools in Revesby Heights
No schools recorded inside this suburb's boundary. Children here will be zoned to schools nearby.
Amenities in the suburb
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Supermarkets | 4 | 0 |
| Cafes & restaurants | 23 | 1 |
| Parks & reserves | 18 | 3 |
| Childcare | 12 | 1 |
| GPs | 6 | 0 |
| Pharmacies | 3 | 0 |
| Banks & Bank@Post | 1 | 0 |
| Fuel stations | 4 | 0 |
| Waterways | 2 | 8 |
Mobility
Revesby Heights sits further from the CBD (33.3 km vs 28.2 km).
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Walkability score | 94/100 | 60/100 |
| Distance to Sydney | 28.2 km | 33.3 km +18% vs other |
| Drive time (normal traffic) | 30 min | 36 min |
| Public transport score | 92/100 Rail · Bus | 57/100 Bus |
| Peak arrivals per hour | 314.5 7-9am + 5-7pm | 17.5 7-9am + 5-7pm |
| Median peak wait | 0 min scheduled, not actual | 1 min scheduled, not actual |
| Electric vehicle share | 1.2% postcode 2211 | 1.0% postcode 2212 |
| Rooftop solar per 100 dwellings | 31 postcode 2211 | 33 postcode 2212 |
How people get to work
Method of travel on census day 2021 — which fell during COVID restrictions, so working from home is inflated and every travel mode understated.
Bars are drawn against the largest share shown (47.9%).
Setting
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 19 m above sea level, at the suburb centre | 39 m above sea level, at the suburb centre |
| Distance to the ocean | 10.8 km same for both | |
NBN connectivity
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Connectivity score | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| Most common technology | Fibre to the premises same for both | |
| Full-fibre (FTTP) share | 47% 6,148 premises | 72% 691 premises |
Climate
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Annual rainfall | 909 mm same for both | |
| Summer max (Jan) | 28.7°C same for both | |
| Winter min (Jul) | 6.4°C same for both | |
Air quality (annual mean)
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 | 6.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| PM10 | 16.5 µg/m³ same for both | |
| NO₂ | 0.9 pphm same for both | |
Council rates
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Average residential rate | $1,322/yr same for both | |
| Council | Canterbury-Bankstown same for both | |
Federal electorate
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Division | Banks same for both | |
| Member | Zhi Soon same for both | |
| Party | Australian Labor Party same for both | |
First Home Owner Grant
| Padstow | Revesby Heights | |
|---|---|---|
| Grant amount | $10,000 same for both | |
| Property price cap | $600,000 same for both | |
| Eligibility | New same for both | |
Tags
Revesby Heights
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